I have a VPS I keep, mostly for testing, at Linode. It has the standard LAMP install on it. The box has a ton of storage space on it – and I wanted to start utilizing for encrypted backups of my home machines. I thought about SCP – but finally decided to have a go at getting WebDAV running on the box to make access from Windows machines easier. I thought it was going to be a huge drawn out process – but thanks to the guys at HowToForge – I was up and running in no time. The directions I used were: How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 8.10. So now I have a clean GUI interface to my storage on the Linode box.
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I recently signed up for a hosting account with Linode.com. After struggling for hears with slow sites on shared hosting it was time to move up in the hosting ranks. I was not quite ready for a dedicated server – so a VPS (virtual private server) was the next logical step. When I first started looking for a host I was over whelmed. The choices in this segment are mind boggling. I did some research and it landed me at Linode. The pricing was attractive. I could deploy just about any flavor of Linux I wanted. The server was mine – I could do with it what I wanted. The first few weeks were full of learning. It involed me installing a distro – configuring – blowing it away – and starting over.
A few things I really like about Linode:
- The Linode manager (full control of your install).
- Blazing fast speeds – choice of data center.
- Great support
- A really good forum – I was able to find all of my answers by searching the forums.
- Choice of distros – fast install
I am currently downloading OpenSuse iso’s. I have an eee PC running Xandros, and another box with Ubuntu on it. I never was hot about Unbuntu. So I am taking Suse for a spin. I’ll let you know how it goes.
I know – I may be writing too many eee PC posts lately. Chill though – OK?
I have a business trip coming up in about a month or so. I am looking forward to taking the eee with me. I have envisioned that it is going to be the perfect laptop to travel with. First it is cheap, I am not going to have to be too cautious with it. If I lose it – it won’t be the end of the world. It is VERY light. It should be much easier to get in and out of security with.
Seriously, if you are looking for a cheap laptop – you owe it to yourself to give one of the eee PCs a spin.
